| BEAUFORT SCALE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort | Miles | |||
| # | Name | Per Hour | Description | |
| 0 | calm | < 1 | calm; smoke rises vertically | |
| 1 | light air | 1 - 3 | direction shown smoke but not wind vanes | |
| 2 | light breeze | 4 - 7 | wind felt on face; leaves rustle | |
| 3 | gentle breeze | 8 - 12 | leaves and small twigs in constant motion; wind extends light flag | |
| BREEZE | 4 | moderate breeze | 13 - 18 | raises dust and loose paper; small branches moved |
| 5 | fresh breeze | 19 - 24 | small trees sway; crested wavelets form | |
| 6 | strong breeze | 25 - 31 | large branches in motion; umbrellaa use difficult | |
| 7 | moderate gale | 32 - 38 | whole trees in motion; inconvenience walking against the wind | |
| 8 | fresh gale | 39 - 46 | breaks twigs off trees; impedes progress | |
| GALE | 9 | strong gale | 47 - 54 | slight structural damage |
| 10 | whole gale | 55 - 63 | trees uprooted; considerable structural damage | |
| 11 | storm | 64 - 72 | very rarely experienced; widespread damage | |
| 12 | hurricane | 73 - 136 | devastation occurs | |